Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. The outlook for Broad Cove (a point break, fairly consistent, intermediate level, exposed to southerly swell) is pretty grim through the whole 16-day window. The forecast shows a few brief moments of clean conditions, but the swell is tiny, weak, and poorly aligned. There’s a gap right at the start with no real surf to speak of.

The first real chance at anything surfable comes on Friday morning, August 21. It’s cloudy, wind is light from the north at 3 mph—glassy, which is a big plus. The swell is small though, only 2 ft out of the southeast with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is weak (67). Water temperature is 63°, about 3° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a touch warmer than normal. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and that’s honest—it’s rideable but nothing to get excited about.

After that, it’s a long stretch of poor surf. Friday afternoon, August 21, the wind swings onshore from the southeast at 9 mph, making it ugly. Swell is 3 ft, short period of 7 seconds, energy weak (79). The rest of the first week doesn’t get any better. Saturday morning, August 22, has cross-onshore wind from the east at 6 mph, swell 2 ft, weak. Sunday, August 23, brings heavy rain and a bump in swell to 6 ft from the southeast, but the period is only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore from the south at 9 mph, so it’s choppy and messy—energy moderate (226) but poor surf quality. Monday, August 24, stays similar with 3 ft swell and onshore wind. Tuesday, August 25, is even smaller. Wednesday, August 26, has clean conditions with cross-offshore wind from the west, but the swell is only 3 ft and weak—still a no-go.

There’s a gap of several days with no standouts at all. The surf is tiny, poorly shaped, and often wind-affected. The next window that even looks close comes on Saturday morning, August 29, when the wind shifts offshore from the west-northwest at 6 mph, leaving the surface clean. But the swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the southeast with an 8-second period, energy tiny (39). That’s not worth paddling out for.

Sunday morning, August 30, has glassy conditions with calm wind, but again, swell is only 1 ft—essentially flat. The same pattern continues through the end of August and into early September. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday afternoon, September 2, with offshore wind from the west-northwest at 16 mph and swell 2 ft from the southwest, but the period is only 6 seconds and the energy is weak (82). Still not enough.

Overall, Broad Cove is a lifeless stretch for the next 16 days. The swell is too small, too short-period, and the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore. Even the clean days offer nothing of substance. If you’re a kite surfer, those bigger, choppier days on Sunday, August 23, might be more your thing, but for paddle surfing, it’s a hard pass. Keep an eye on the longer-range forecasts—things can change, but right now, it’s a blank run.

Rusty

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